Sangamon Sun

There are 22 inmates sentenced in Sangamon County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was James C. Harris for murder with the intent to kill or injure. James C. Harris spent more than 27 years incarcerated.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 700 per 100,000.

Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of jail growth in the state.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
Derek D. Nolden	Armed habitual criminal	07/11/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Edberto L. Crumb	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	07/19/2025	Robinson Correctional Center
Jeffery A. Hartline	Aggravated battery/Victim 60+	07/22/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Eric D. Lescault	Residential burglary	07/25/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Steven J. Grigsby	Finance exploit eld/Disabl/$300-$5,000	07/26/2025	Big Muddy River Correctional Center
Davonte N. Day	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	07/29/2025	Stateville Correctional Center
Marcus Gibbs	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	08/05/2025	Centralia Correctional Center
Lindell Sturdivant	Agg robbery/Indicate arm w/Fir	08/06/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center
James C. Harris	Murder/Intent to kill/Injure	08/07/2025	Illinois River Correctional Center
Michael A. Francis	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	08/12/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Martin Brown	Armed habitual criminal	08/14/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Lenard C. McClain	Agg battery/Great bodily harm	08/18/2025	Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Brian R. Sheppard	Agg robbery/Indicate arm w/Fir	08/19/2025	Sheridan Correctional Center
Dontee D. Jackson	Dom btry/Bod harm/4+ pri conv	08/27/2025	Western Illinois Correctional Center
David R. Jones	Pred crim sex asslaut/Victim <13	09/03/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Austin J. Wilson	Vio order/Prior vio of order	09/11/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Zavier D. Moss	Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm	09/13/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Timothy L. Youngblood	Crim sex assault/Force	09/18/2025	Lawrence Correctional Center
Sandoli Brooks	Vehicular hijacking	09/19/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Antonyo L. Brown	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Dearius L. Brewer	Agg discharge firearm/Occ veh	09/27/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Tanner R. Minnick	Uuw-felon poss/Use firearm prior	09/27/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center